Ben Kingsley earns Golden Space Needle

Honored for 'Elegy' at Seattle fest

Ben Kingsley will be honored with a 2008 Golden Space Needle award for acting during the Seattle International Film Festival.


Kingsley will be presented the award on Mary 25 prior to the premiere of "Elegy," an upcoming Samuel Goldwyn release in which he stars, and he will also be feted at a tribute dinner. The Seattle fest runs May 22-June 15.

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Celebrity chef Keith Floyd collapses

Celebrity chef Keith Floyd collapses

Telecasting chef Keith Floyd has reportedly been hospitalised after collapsing at his friend's public house.
According to reports, the chef became ill sooner this week spell staying at The Chesters gin mill, run by his friend John Herschel Glenn Jr. Geldard.
The causal agent of his collapse is non so far known but the chef's factor Stan Putting surface told BBC Radio Stoke: "It's probably exhaustion. He was in hospital a year ago with a similar complaint."
"He recovered from that, so let's hope he recovers from this. We infer he's stable," he said.
Floyd's champion Geldard said: "He is not doing very well. I've just been go through to the hospital now."
The chef recently returned from a trip to Siam.

Former Blue star Ryan charged with assault

Former Blue star Ryan charged with assault

Former boyband vocalist Shelton Jackson Lee Ryan has been charged with an attack on a cab driver, UK constabulary give birth confirmed.
The 24-year-old ex-Blue asterisk, wHO latterly appeared in the ITV show 'Hell's Kitchen,' is accused of assaulting a cabbie pursuit a nestling dealings stroke in Surrey on Newly Year's Eve last yr.
He was charged with green assault later answering bail at Reigate Constabulary Station.
A Surrey Constabulary spokeswoman said Ryan will come out at Redhill Magistrates' Homage on 29 Feb.
Blue officially split in 2005 to pursue solo projects. They sold all over 7m records, including trey UK No Ace singles and albums, ahead splitting up.
They were reportedly set for a reunion tour and album last year which has so far failed to happen.